Opinion: Can the Military Bring Order to Egypt?

Hudson Institute fellow Sam Tadros on why Egypt’s military wants to reshape the political landscape before the next election. Photos: Getty Images

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... I ... the turnout in Egypt where prosecutors ordered the rest of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders in these last hours ... is this the beginning of the Army bringing back quarter so that country ... but since two fellas anti Christian who predicted that go on this program ... joins me now from Washington ... Sam short term ... is this the beginning of of CENTCOM in Cairo ... move on and certainly trying to bring the calm and the streets of Cairo they have to fight to ... install the demonstrations the pro Morsi demonstrations from expounding ... the torrid encounter the Law mosque and then they expand in the fall of the presidential guard ... and we've all watched as long to try to and that they are ... on to the death of fifty people as a result the fact that sent ... the army is very where we were now entering the holy month of the month on which gives them all to move into a golden opportunity to mobilize people of the last ... Muslims will all be going to last for the prayers ... it's a chance for them to be able to regain some support in those maths and interest rates ... as a result the Army's trying to and this prices this was possible ... the crisis is also in the mix and the andthe economic investment in the final ... investment ... that would be willing to come from such a country ... that stands as the Muslim Brotherhood right now have any incentive ... to re engage with the democratic process ... no because they'd been told to be excluded from it the ball from both the president has been removed from power ... the Muslim Brotherhood come for ... a higher chamber of Parliament has been ... also who runs the Muslim Brotherhood that Constellation ... has been suspended so everything that the walls rather it has gained in the last year has stripped from the past ... also this for a strong rhetoric against the bulk of that that the human eye station all its members ... body that needs the support of ... the army ... is an alarming sign for them ... there weren't really witnessing a zero sum game where both the army and the Brotherhood ... off I think this that that that ... so Sam what's the longer term strategy then of the army ... to use this period to split the Islam must vote in anticipation of the next election ... definitely the army was very keen and again bringing more radical Islam is the style of fees on board ... in this grand coalition against the Brotherhood ... and in order to to not they've agreed to the side of these commands almost canceling the Constitution altogether but to suspend the debt ... that also showed declaration issued by the puppet president on me ... and power has also found that the Sophie's the main arc to prove they want which is the explanation of what the principles of Islam actually I which were the main source of legislation are ... so the spouses are very important there because the storm uses the some of these ... the army would be that was above that would be able to paint this ... as a boxer against Islam and not just against Wong secret organization ... around this this and it's everything a nice walking a very fine line here trying to bring order the country ... but not doing it so violently ... that they Stoke anger amongst the Muslim Brotherhood and their supporters ... I hate ... having crossed the one already in your view or are they still certain finding their way ... in the right to do this ... and they're still basically trying to to come up with the time ... remember that until the last minute the army was hopeful the President Morsi ... would be willing to accept doing some concessions ... and tossed the idea of the tanks rolling industry could be avoided ... until the last moment they were still hopeful that the walls of the group ... would see the lights and the end of the tunnel ... and engage in the political process according to the ruins of the army of course ... but as a result of the walls above them confusing when now in a country the zero sum game ... that ... either you and the Waltham bother with or are they when the bath and the streets ... the Muslim brother this financing for the weekend term a choppier strategy when he was removed in a coup in ... Venezuela ... hoping that the people the masses would bring them back to Pawar ... SAN thirty seconds left in the U S play any kind of stabilizing role here is the White House shown ... any indication that they want to ... the hope for stability need to hold the pencil all political factions realizing that the country is too large for a new single one of them ruining the country ... they all have to come together in need for compromise whereby consumers all brought to the table ... conference that they have to think that that they can win something ... that they won't be halted down and MasterCard has happened in the polls well just another reminder that having a of of both doesn't necessarily usher in a new age of democracy ... Hudson Institute fellow Sam talkers thank you so much for joining us ... think you are